The Artisan Marketplace with over 140 merchants is filled with returning favorites that include an extensive array of vendors offering jewelry, clothing of renaissance and medieval fashion, handmade art and décor, pottery and blown and torched glass demonstrations, and activities for children that include people powered amusement rides and countryside faire games such as the castle climbing wall, archery and tomato tossing at a fool.

Plan your weekend trip or day trip to Hickory to explore not only our outdoor adventures and culinary scene but we hope you will take a piece of Hickory home for the Holidays. 

Kick off your walk down nostalgia street at Reynolds Brewery, Serving craft beers, appetizers, salads and outrageous brick oven  pizzas.

Morganton features Pottery Studios, Hand-made Amish furniture, Specialty boutiques for men and women, and fun little shops you won’t find anyplace else.

Tickets for the Saturday, October 29, 2022 Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival presented by the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) and Mast General Store featuring Balsam Range, Sister Sadie, and the Amanda Cook Band are on sale now.

Defiant is a new way of distilling. We’re not bound by barrels or recipes or tradition. Our guides are the best ingredients, Mother Nature and our own intuition. We only use four ingredients. Nothing more. We’re starting a revolution in the whisky world. Join us.

Bring your family, friends, and dog (or dogs) to the Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival November 12th and 13th

The Dan River is a living, vibrant river that can turn treacherous after just a couple of days of heavy rains.

Each Festival day is filled with an abundance of attractions. The 25-acre village of Fairhaven has sixteen stages packed with costumed performers offer a unique mix of continuous music, dance, comedy, and circus entertainment.

The weekend of October 8 & 9 come out to Roaring River and Celebrate Oktoberfest in our German Pavilion. Music, games, brats & beer rule the day.